Sears skrewed the inventor of the socket wrench, too.
"The shift at Sears from a tool invented and manufactured in the United States to a very similar one made offshore..."
When did China become "offshore" (vis-a-vis the United States)?
Does China maintain a fleet of fishing trawlers that double as floating PLA sweat-shops or something?
Is "overseas" a dirty word?
It seems that after Sears and KMart got together Sears and Craftsman have become about as reliable as other Chinese made tools. I was very upset when I went to buy what use to be a quality Craftsman toolbox only to find that they are now made in China and are worth about 1/4 of what they want for them. Even Kobalt makes a better tool box. I think I will stick with Snap On!!
When did China become "offshore" (vis-a-vis the United States)?
Does China maintain a fleet of fishing trawlers that double as floating PLA sweat-shops or something?
Is "overseas" a dirty word?
And what would you call it if something's made in Mexico or Honduras? Maybe we need a new word: xenopoieic, from the Greek roots xeno (foreign) and poie (to make), therefore foreign-made.
Our situation is an example of why were not getting jobs out of innovation, said Dan Brown, When people get the innovation, they go right offshore. What happened to me is what happened to so many people so many times, and we just dont talk about it.
So we pump a bunch of money into educating the next generation, teaching them to invent and innovate, and when they do, if they listen to the business people who run the world, they move the manufacture of their innovation out of the US asap. And if they don't, some sleazy competitor will. What's to stop this state of business affairs from reaching its ultimate conclusion?
Sears has done this before..... and several times.
I believe that the micro-ratchet feature on Craftsman ratchets was a big legal rights battle. Or was it the push-button quick release mechanism?
When you are big, you tend to just naturally try to bully innovations out of the hands of the newcomer.
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I'm going to buy a Bionic Wrench tomorrow.
Harbor Freight should cross-sue for threatening their monopoly on cheap Chinese tools.
"The shift at Sears from a tool invented and manufactured in the United States to a very similar one made offshore..."
When did China become "offshore" (vis-a-vis the United States)?
Does China maintain a fleet of fishing trawlers that double as floating PLA sweat-shops or something?
Is "overseas" a dirty word?
Like that would ever catch on!
-Phil
I would use your new word Phil, if only I could pronounce it
That product is not american made, it is xenopoieic!
So we pump a bunch of money into educating the next generation, teaching them to invent and innovate, and when they do, if they listen to the business people who run the world, they move the manufacture of their innovation out of the US asap. And if they don't, some sleazy competitor will. What's to stop this state of business affairs from reaching its ultimate conclusion?
Abroad.
PS - Oh, wait, Mexico is part of NAFTA though.
PPS - And Honduras is part of CAFTA.
Ol
I believe that the micro-ratchet feature on Craftsman ratchets was a big legal rights battle. Or was it the push-button quick release mechanism?
When you are big, you tend to just naturally try to bully innovations out of the hands of the newcomer.